Pathogens,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(5), С. 393 - 393
Опубликована: Май 8, 2024
Medical
devices
such
as
venous
catheters
(VCs)
and
urinary
(UCs)
are
widely
used
in
the
hospital
setting.
However,
implantation
of
these
is
often
accompanied
by
complications.
About
60
to
70%
nosocomial
infections
(NIs)
linked
biofilms.
The
main
complication
ability
microorganisms
adhere
surfaces
form
biofilms
which
protect
them
help
persist
host.
Indeed,
crossing
skin
barrier,
insertion
VC
inevitably
allows
flora
or
accidental
environmental
contaminants
access
underlying
tissues
cause
fatal
complications
like
bloodstream
(BSIs).
In
fact,
80,000
central
catheters-BSIs
(CVC-BSIs)-mainly
occur
intensive
care
units
(ICUs)
with
a
death
rate
12
25%.
Similarly,
catheter-associated
tract
(CA-UTIs)
most
commonlyhospital-acquired
(HAIs)
worldwide.These
represent
up
40%
NIs.In
this
review,
we
present
summary
biofilm
formation
steps.
We
provide
an
overview
two
important
clinical
settings
medical
devices,
namely
catheter-asociated
(CA-BSIs)
(CA-UTIs),
highlight
also
multidrug
resistant
bacteria
implicated
infections.
Furthermore,
draw
attention
toseveral
useful
prevention
strategies,
advanced
antimicrobial
antifouling
approaches
developed
reduce
bacterial
colonization
on
catheter
incidence
catheter-related
Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
384(6699), С. 1023 - 1030
Опубликована: Май 30, 2024
Seamless
interfaces
between
electronic
devices
and
biological
tissues
stand
to
revolutionize
disease
diagnosis
treatment.
However,
biomechanical
disparities
synthetic
materials
living
present
challenges
at
bioelectrical
signal
transduction
interfaces.
We
introduce
the
active
biointegrated
electronics
(ABLE)
platform,
encompassing
capabilities
across
biogenic,
biomechanical,
properties
simultaneously.
The
biointerface,
comprising
a
bioelectronics
layout
npj Antimicrobials and Resistance,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
2(1)
Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024
Most
bacteria
in
nature
exist
aggregated
communities
known
as
biofilms,
and
cells
within
a
biofilm
demonstrate
major
physiological
changes
compared
to
their
planktonic
counterparts.
Biofilms
are
associated
with
many
different
types
of
infections
which
can
have
severe
impacts
on
patients.
Infections
involving
component
often
chronic
highly
recalcitrant
antibiotic
therapy
result
intrinsic
physical
factors
including
extracellular
matrix
production,
low
growth
rates,
altered
target
production
efficient
exchange
resistance
genes.
This
review
describes
the
lifecycle,
phenotypic
characteristics
biofilm,
contribution
persister
biofilms
tolerance
antimicrobials.
We
also
describe
how
evolve
transfer
genes
biofilms.
Multispecies
various
interactions,
cooperation
competition,
between
species
antimicrobials
polymicrobial
discussed.
Pathogens,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(5), С. 393 - 393
Опубликована: Май 8, 2024
Medical
devices
such
as
venous
catheters
(VCs)
and
urinary
(UCs)
are
widely
used
in
the
hospital
setting.
However,
implantation
of
these
is
often
accompanied
by
complications.
About
60
to
70%
nosocomial
infections
(NIs)
linked
biofilms.
The
main
complication
ability
microorganisms
adhere
surfaces
form
biofilms
which
protect
them
help
persist
host.
Indeed,
crossing
skin
barrier,
insertion
VC
inevitably
allows
flora
or
accidental
environmental
contaminants
access
underlying
tissues
cause
fatal
complications
like
bloodstream
(BSIs).
In
fact,
80,000
central
catheters-BSIs
(CVC-BSIs)-mainly
occur
intensive
care
units
(ICUs)
with
a
death
rate
12
25%.
Similarly,
catheter-associated
tract
(CA-UTIs)
most
commonlyhospital-acquired
(HAIs)
worldwide.These
represent
up
40%
NIs.In
this
review,
we
present
summary
biofilm
formation
steps.
We
provide
an
overview
two
important
clinical
settings
medical
devices,
namely
catheter-asociated
(CA-BSIs)
(CA-UTIs),
highlight
also
multidrug
resistant
bacteria
implicated
infections.
Furthermore,
draw
attention
toseveral
useful
prevention
strategies,
advanced
antimicrobial
antifouling
approaches
developed
reduce
bacterial
colonization
on
catheter
incidence
catheter-related